Sunday, November 13, 2011

Day Five and Tomato Basil Cream Sauce

Menu:
breakfast:  oatmeal
snack:  a few craisins and almonds
lunch:  big salad and an egg sandwich
dinner:  salad and spaghetti
after dinner:  popcorn and slice of key lime pie

I guess I am still food diarying after all.  Anyway, last night we had spaghetti, but I was really craving a creamy sauce, so I googled this.  It was ok.  Nothing special I would say.  I did substitute whole milk for the cream, so it ended up being really runny, which was fine because the spaghetti noodles soaked it right up.  I also added a zuchinni to the mix.

Source:  http://www.cooks.com/rec/doc/0,1915,132190-244195,00.html


FRESH TOMATO CREAM SAUCE 
1 can chopped tomatoes, or 8 plum tomatoes skinned and chopped w/ juice
2 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 minced onion
1 tbsp olive oil
1 cup of whipping cream
Fresh basil, torn
salt and pepper to taste

Heat oil in a sauce pot over med heat and add onion and garlic. Saute until onion is soft. Add tomatoes and salt and pepper. Simmer for 10 min.Add cream, reserving 2 tbsp. Let the sauce simmer for 20 minutes until slightly reduced.
Add the last 2 tbsp of cream at the last minute.
Sprinkle with fresh basil. Serve over fusili or linguine pasta.

Submitted by: Christina Beatty

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